PrefaceChapter 1 Basics of self-healing - state of the art1.1 Background1.1.1 Adhesive bonding for healing thermosetting materials1.1.2 Fusion bonding for healing thermoplastic materials1.1.3 Bioinspired self-healing1.2 Intrinsic self-healing1.2.1 Self-healing based on physical interactions1.2.2 Self-healing based on chemical interactions1.2.3 Self-healing based on supramolecular interactions1.3 Extrinsic self-healing1.3.1 Self-healing in terms of healant loaded pipelines1.3.2 Self-healing in terms of healant loaded microcapsules1.4 Insights for future work1.5 ReferencesChapter 2 Extrinsic self-healing via addition polymerization2.1 Design and selection of healing system2.2 Microencapsulation of mercaptan and epoxy by in-situ polymerization2.2.1 Microencapsulation of mercaptan2.2.2 Microencapsulation of epoxy2.3 Filling polymeric tubes with mercaptan and epoxy2.4 Characterization of self-healing functionality2.4.1 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded dual encapsulated healant - healing of crack due to monotonic fracture2.4.2 Factors related to performance improvement2.4.3 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded dual encapsulated healant - healing of fatigue crack2.4.4 Self-healing epoxy/glass fabric composites with embedded dual encapsulated healant - healing of impact damage2.4.5 Self-healing epoxy/glass fabric composites with self-pressurized healing system2.5 Concluding remarks2.6 ReferencesChapter 3 Extrinsic self-healing via cationic polymerization3.1 Thermosetting3.1.1 Microencapsulation of epoxy by UV irradiation-induced interfacial copolymerization3.1.2 Encapsulation of boron-containing curing agent3.1.2.1 Loading boron-containing curing agent onto porous media3.1.2.2 Microencapsulation of boron-containing curing agent via hollow capsules approach3.1.3 Characterization of self-healing functionality3.1.3.1 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded epoxy-loaded microcapsules and (C2H5)2O*BF3-loaded sisal3.1.3.2 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded dual encapsulated healant3.1.4 Preparation of silica walled microcapsules containing SbF5*HOC2H5/HOC2H53.1.5 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded epoxy-loaded microcapsules and SbF5*HOC2H5/HOC2H5-loaded silica capsules3.1.6 Preparation of silica walled microcapsules containing TfOH3.1.7 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded epoxy-loaded microcapsules and TfOH-loaded silica capsules3.2 Thermoplastics3.2.1 Preparation of IBH/GMA-loaded microcapsules3.2.2 Self-healing PS composites filled with IBH/GMA-loaded microcapsules and NaBH4 particles3.3 Concluding remarks3.4 ReferencesChapter 4 Extrinsic self-healing via anionic polymerization4.1 Preparation of epoxy-loaded microcapsules and latent hardener4.1.1 Microencapsulation of epoxy by in-situ condensation4.1.2 Preparation of imidazole latent hardener4.2 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded epoxy-loaded microcapsules and latent hardener4.3 Self-healing epoxy/woven glass fabric composites with embedded epoxy-loaded microcapsules and latent hardener - healing of interlaminar failure4.4 Durability of healing ability4.5 Self-healing epoxy/woven glass fabric composites with embedded epoxy-loaded microcapsules and latent hardener - healing of impact damage4.6 Concluding remarks4.7 ReferencesChapter 5 Extrinsic self-healing via miscellaneous reactions5.1 Extrinsic self-healing via nucleophilic addition and ring-opening reactions5.1.1 Microencapsulation of GMA by in-situ polymerization5.1.2 Self-healing epoxy materials with embedded single-component healant5.2 Extrinsic self-healing via living polymerization5.2.1 Preparation of living PMMA and its composites with GMA-loaded microcapsules5.2.2 Self-healing performance of living PMMA composites filled with GMA-loaded microcapsules5.2.3 Preparation of GMA-loaded multilayered microcapsules and their PS based composites5.2.4 Self-healing performance of PS composites filled with GMA-loaded multilayered microcapsules5.3 Extrinsic self-healing via free radical polymerization5.3.1 Microencapsulation of styrene and BPO5.3.2 Self-healing performance of epoxy composites filled with the dual capsules5.4 Concluding remarks5.5 ReferencesChapter 6 Intrinsic self-healing via Diels-Alder reaction6.1 Molecular design and synthesis6.1.1 Synthesis and characterization of DGFA6.1.2 Reversibility of DA bonds and crack remendability of DGFA based polymer6.1.3 Synthesis and characterization of FGE6.1.4 Reversibility of DA bonds and crack remendability of FGE based polymer6.2 Blends of DGFA and FGE6.2.1 Reversibility of DA bonds6.2.2 Crack remendability of cured DGFA/FGE blends6.3 Concluding remarks6.4 ReferencesChapter 7 Intrinsic self-healing via synchronous fission/radical recombination of C-ON bond7.1 Thermal reversibility of alkoxyamine in polymer solids7.2 Self-healing crosslinked polystyrene7.2.1 Synthesis7.2.2 Characterization7.3 Self-healing epoxy7.3.1 Synthesis7.3.2 Characterization7.4 Self-healing polymers containing alkoxyamine with oxygen insensitivity and reduced homolysis temperature7.4.1 Synthesis7.4.2 Characterization7.5 Reversible shape memory polyurethane network with intrinsic self-healability of wider crack7.5.1 Synthesis7.5.2 Characterization7.6 Concluding remarks7.7 ReferencesChapter 8 Intrinsic self-healing via exchange reaction of disulfide bond8.1 Room-temperature self-healable and remoldable crosslinked polysulfide8.2 Sunlight driven self-healing polymers containing disulfide bond8.2.1 Crosslinked polyurethane8.2.1.1 Bulk polymer8.2.1.2 Composites with silver nanowires as strain sensor8.2.2 Commercial silicone elastomer8.3 Self-healing and reclaiming of vulcanized rubber8.4 Concluding remarks8.5 References
Ming Qiu Zhang, PhD, is Director of and Professor in the Materials Science Institute at Sun Yat-sen University. He is co-author of the first edition of Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites.Min Zhi Rong, PhD, is Professor in the Materials Science Institute at Sun Yat-sen University. He is co-author of the first edition of Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites and has over 25 years' experience in the field of polymer science.